"wean from" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 使戒掉
• 使断奶

Definition

让某人逐渐停止依赖某种东西，比如让婴儿断奶或让人戒掉习惯。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

医学或正式语境下用于婴儿断奶，也用于习惯（如‘wean from sugar’指戒糖）。后面常接'from'+对象。字面或比喻用法均常见。

Examples

It is time to wean the baby from breast milk.

现在该让婴儿**断奶**了。

Doctors suggest to wean gradually from a pacifier.

医生建议要逐步**戒掉**安抚奶嘴。

You should wean yourself from drinking too much soda.

你应该逐渐**戒掉**喝太多汽水的习惯。

It took weeks to wean her from her afternoon naps.

让她**戒掉**午睡花了好几个星期。

Parents sometimes find it hard to wean kids from cartoons.

父母有时觉得让孩子**戒掉**看动画片很难。

I'm trying to wean myself from checking my phone all the time.

我正在努力**戒掉**总是看手机的习惯。